Andre Villas-Boas denies FA charge

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has denied a Football Association charge for comments he made after his side's 1-0 defeat at QPR earlier this month.

The Portuguese admitted after the game he had been "very aggressive" with referee Chris Foy after accosting him post-match at Loftus Road, and accused the official who sent off two of his players in the Barclays Premier League game of failing to treat the teams equally.

But, after he was handed an FA charge for improper conduct earlier this week, Villas-Boas last night denied the allegation.

"With regards to the FA charge against Andre Villas-Boas for remarks he made after the QPR game, the manager is denying the charge against him and has submitted his response to the Football Association," a statement from the Blues read.

The 34-year-old has been less than impressed by some decisions against his team, even calling referees' chief Mike Riley to complain about the performance of the officials in a defeat at Manchester United. He was also critical of decisions in their draw at Stoke.

Speaking after the defeat at QPR, Villas-Boas said: "The ref was poor, very very poor. And it reflected in the result."